Ole backs Pogba to come good for United
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Ole Gunnar Solskajer has backed Pogba to remain focused on United and wants more character from the squad.

“There might be a campaign, there might be press, you never know what there is,” Solskjaer admitted.

“In my talks with Paul he has always been positive here and I don’t see a difference in him when I chat to him.

“He is focused on performing and he is a proud player who always gives his best.

“After 15 minutes [against Barcelona], yeah we can speak about Fred and Scott [McTominay], but I thought Paul made us play.

“He settled us down a bit, in the first half especially. We just fell away towards the end but the effort he put in physically was just tremendous.

“He had his highest-ever output physically [against Barcelona], so he has never run as much in a Man United shirt. That was brilliant the way the effort and attitude is there.”

“We have a certain standard here. Yeah we got a great boost [when I arrived] but now we have more challenging times,” Solskjaer said. “Now you want to see players who step up and say ‘okay, I want to be part of this’. You see Fred and Scott [McTominay] the other day. They took the mantle. That is what we expect from all the players.”

“When you win 5-0 or you win five games on the bounce, then it is easy to be a footballer. But it is not always easy. Sometimes you lose games and your character is revealed.

“I am under no illusions that this is going to be plain sailing. It is going to be hard. It is going to be survival of the fittest or survival of the best and that is how ruthless we have got to be.

“We need players here who are going to be able to take us forward. That means the culture in the dressing room and what we do every single day here to make us challenge again because Liverpool and City are two teams that are too far ahead at the moment.

“It is going to be hard work and there are going to be some tough decisions made by me and Mick [Phelan] and the club.”

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